Match clip



July 11, 1950 A. v. BENNETT MATCH CLIP Filed Dec. 15, 1945 v INVENTORBYANDRWVBENNETT @W ATIDRNEY Patented July 11, 1950 UNI-TED STATE PATENTOFFICE MATCH CLIP Andrew V. Bennett, New York, N. ,Y.

ApplicationDecemb'er-B, 1945, Serial No. 634,673

V 5. Claims. 1.,

This invention relates to new and useful. improvements in a book matchholder.

More specifically, the present. invention proposes the construction of aholder for holding book matches characterized: by having a clip forsecuring the casing'with the book matches. therein to a pack ofcigarettes. Other features of. the holder all or any number of which maybe included in any one holder, are. impaling; means for puncturing thebase of the book matches for holding that portion of the book, matchesin the holder; an aperture exposing the striking surface of the bookmatches through the front of. the casing, clips for securing the back ofthe book matches to the casing; a spring and. cam held hingeable coverfor guarding the match tops, and finally means whereby the front of thebook matches may form the match guard.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this-disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of av holder constructed in accordance withthis invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1. v

Fig. 3 is a front View of Fig. 1 with book matches in the holder.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a front view of a holder constructed in accordance with amodification of this invention.

Fig. 6 is a side View of Fig. 5.

Fig. '7 is a front View of a holder constructed in accordance with afurther modification of this invention.

Fig. 8 is a side view of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a front view of Fig. 7 with book matches attached.

Fig. 10' is a side view of Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a side view of a holder constructed in accordance with stillanother modification of this invention.

The holder of Figs. 1-4, according to this invention, comprises a rearwall I0 made of any suitable material, such as metal, plastics, paper,etc., and a bottom channel ll opening upwards. The channel is closed atboth ends by walls l2' and one side of wall I 0' is integral with a sidewall it forming an extension of the adjacent 55,

Wall. [2. The front wall l5 of the channel has a window It for exposingthestr-iking surface stripof book matches: disposed inthe holder. Sharppins l1 extend upwardly inthe channel for impaling the. book'matchestokeep them from moving in the holder. Two pins are: shown. The back ofthe holder may be raised. roughened or smooth and will be used foradvertising.

The. book matchesto be used inthe holder are of theconventional type.having matches it. The rear wall. of the book matches. will lay againstthe holder rear wall-and the. front wall of the book: matchesiwill betorn off. The heads of. the matches willthus be at the top of. therearwall. A spring clip I9 is.- secured to the rear wall Ill and extendsover the front of the rear wall at one side: thereof. This clip is forholding the book' match: rear. Wall againstv the holders rear wall; The.wall 53 keeps the book matches from movingl-aterally inone direction.and the clip i9 prevents. movement laterally in the opposite. direction.

According. to the present invention, the heads. of the matches must beguarded. against accidentally being, set on: fire. To this end a hingedguard 20. is, provided at top, it having. rearwardly extending; lugs 2|which are orificed for receiving projections 22. bent out from the rear:wall 10. The lugs further have. orifices for mounting a leaf spring. 23'and the rear wall has a. forwardly extending cam 24 bent at the top edgethereof. The. cam bears against the leaf spring and holds the guardtightly in place over the match tops. The guard has a stop member 25engaging a slot 26v in the wall it for limiting the swinging of theguard. The guard isswung. back to place the book matches in the holder.

Another feature of the holder of Figs. 1-4 is that it is provided with aspring clip 27 which is secured to the wall l2 adjacent the wall l3 andwhich extends in front of the front wall of the channel. This clip isemployed to fasten the holder to a packof cigarettes. This will usuallybe accomplished by stretching the spring away from the match pack andinserting it in that tensioned condition into a pack of cigarettes. Onrelease the matches will cling tightly to the cigarette pack.

Once the match book has been inserted in the holder, it is held thereinsecurely by the wall I3, the channel, the pins I 'i and the clip it,also by the guard. The matches are removed one at a time by pulling themto the right (Fig. 3) this side. of the holder being open. The window I6permits the matches to be struck in the usual manner and the guard keepssparks from the match being ignited from igniting the remaining matches.If desired, the window may be eliminated and a slide substitutedtherefor in the front wall of the channel for receiving a replaceablestrip of a waterproof chemical preparation which will be used instriking the matches. This is often preferable as the striking strips ofbook matches often become moist and unserviceable. Such a slide andstrip is shown in the embodiment of Fig. 5.

The embodiment of Figs. and 6 distinguishes from the embodiment of Fig.1 mainly in that it shows slides 28 for a waterproof chemically preparedstrip 29 in the front wall of the channel H It also has no guard, thefront wall being left on the match book in this case and used in theconventional manner. As it has no side wall l3 a clip 30 similar to andopposite the clip l9 is provided, on the rear wall [0 A clip 21*- isattached to the wall l2 for securing the holder to a pack of cigarettes.

The holder of Figs. 7-10 distinguishes from the holder of Fig. 1 in thatthe rear wall lfl is like the wall Ill that is, there is no guard. Thechannel I l is like the channel I I, having a window I6 and a clip 21attached to the wall [2 A clip [9 is attached to the wall 10 The holderof Fig. 7 has an added feature forming an important part of theinvention.

This is a strip of spring metal having an arm 31 extending in front ofthe rear wall I0 and connected at right angles to an inclined part 32which is secured at its end to the rear face of rear wall l The rightend of the arm 3| is free.

The book matches are secured in the holder much as in the manner offastening the book matches in the holder of Fig. 1. However, the bookmatch does not have the front cover torn off, but this cover is passedunder and behind of the arm 3!, then folded up over the top of the bookmatches and tucked in behind the book matches and in front of the rearWall [0 all as shown in Fig. 10. Thus the heads of the matches [8 arecovered by a double thickness of cardboard looped around the arm 3|.This double thickness provides a guard for the tops of the matchessimilar to guard 20.

The embodiment of Fig. 11 differs from the embodiment of Fig. 7 only inhaving a side wall [3 This wall prevents movement to'the left, while inFig. 7, movement is prevented by the part 32.

In the various embodiments of the invention,

parts similar to corresponding parts of the other embodiments areindicated by like reference with an appropriate letter sufiixed.

While I have illustrated and described the pre- 80 understood that I donot limit myself to the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is tobe cise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications.

coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by United States dentally ignited, comprising a side wall formedalong one side of the rear wall and having its top end stopping short ofthe top end of the rear wall, a guard pivotally supported on the top ofthe rear wall to be pivoted to a position resting on the top portion ofthe side wall and over the heads of the matches, and means for holdingsaid guard in a pivoted position over the heads of the matches, so thatthe guard may be pivoted against the holding action of said meanspermitting a book of matches to be mounted in position in the channeland against the rear wall.

2. A safety clip for a book of matches having a rear wall formed at itsbottom end with a channel into which the bottom of a book of matchesfrom which the cover has been removed can' be inserted to position theheads of the matches at the top of the rear wall, means for protectingthe heads of the matches against being accidentally ignited, comprisinga side Wall formed along one side of the rear wall and having its topend stopping short of the top end of the rear wall, a guard pivotallysupported on the top of the rear wall to be pivoted to a positionresting on the top portion of the side wall and over the heads of thematches, and means for holding said guard in a pivoted position over theheads of the matches, so that the guard may be pivoted against theholding action of said means permitting a book of matches to be mountedin position in the channel and against the rear wall, said guard beingopen at its end remote from said side wall so that a match can beremoved by swinging it in a direction to cause its head to pass out ofthe open end of the guard.

3. A safety clip for a book of matches having a rear wall formed at itsbottom end with a channel into which the bottom of a book of matchesfrom which the cover has been removed can be in- :serted to position theheads of the matches at the top of the rear wall, means for protectingthe heads of the matches against being accidentally ignited, comprisinga side wall formed along one side of the rear wall and having its topend stop- ,ping short of the top end of the rear wall, a, guardpivotally. supported on the top of the rear wall to be pivoted to aposition resting on the top portion of theside wall and over the headsof the matches, and means for holding said guard in a pivoted positionover the heads of the matches, so that the guard may be pivoted againstthe holding action of said means permitting a book of matches to bemounted in position in the channel and against the rear wall,projections extended laterally from the top end of the rear wall; andrearwardly extending lugs formed on said guard and formed with orificesinto which said projections extend forming the pivotal mounting of saidguard. v

4. A safety clip for a book of matches having a rear wall formed at itsbottom end with a channel into which the bottom of a book of matchesfrom which the cover has been removed can be inserted to position theheads of the matches at the top of the rear wall, means for protectingthe heads of the matches against being accidentally ignited, comprisinga sidewall formed along one side of the rear wall and having its top endstopping short of the top end of the rear wall, a'guard pivotallysupported on the to 'pof .the rear wall to be pivoted toapositionresting on the top portion of the sidewall and over the headsof thematches, and means for holding said guard in a pivoted position over theheads of the matches,

so that the guard may be pivoted against the holding action of saidmeans permitting a book of matches to be mounted in position in thechannel and against the rear wall, projections extended laterally fromthe top end of the rear wall, and rearwarclly extending lugs formed onsaid uard and formed with orifices into which said projections extendforming the pivotal mounting of said guard, said holding meanscomprising a leaf spring mounted between said lugs forward of saidorifices, and a cam formed on the top edge of the rear wall and engagingsaid leaf spring when said guard is in a position over the heads of thematches.

5. A safety clip for a book of matches having a rear wall formed at itsbottom end with a channel into which the bottom of a book of matchesfrom which the cover has been removed can be inserted to position theheads of the matches at the top of the rear wall, means for protectingthe heads of the matches against being accidentally H holding action ofsaid means permitting a book of matches to be mounted in position in thechannel and against the rear well, said side wall bein formed with aslot in alignment with the free edge of the guard when in position overthe heads of the matches, and a stop member formed on the free edge ofsaid guard and engaging said slot for limiting swinging of said guard.

ANDREW V. BENNETT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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